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"Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multiplatform, production-ready distribution of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK)." I'm not sure how I never heard about this before now. Is anyone out there using this over other JDKs?
It's my preferred one, the 'mystery meat' scandal that hit adoptopenjdk showed me the importance of accountability. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19955958
Totally off-topic but Corretto is the Italian word for a coffee with some liquor added, usually grappa (but it can be cognac, whisky etc). It also means "right" or "correct".
"Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multiplatform, production-ready distribution of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK)." I'm not sure how I never heard about this before now. Is anyone out there using this over other JDKs?
"Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multiplatform, production-ready distribution of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK)." I'm not sure how I never heard about this before now. Is anyone out there using this over other JDKs?
It's my preferred one, the 'mystery meat' scandal that hit adoptopenjdk showed me the importance of accountability. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19955958
Timely or topical, considering that O is now auditing Java. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/22/oracle_starts_to_incl... If you're not familiar with O, or wondering why an innocuous statement like the above strikes fear into people, it's not about just licensing Java. It's about their extortionate tactics and how they try to catch you in gray areas due to ambiguous wording in their terms and conditions, and demand…
Totally off-topic but Corretto is the Italian word for a coffee with some liquor added, usually grappa (but it can be cognac, whisky etc). It also means "right" or "correct".
Even better, a "corretto" coffee is done at the origin to "correct" a coffee which was not brewed correctly. You hide the bad brew behind the added shot. Very nice double meaning for this Amazon distribution...
Timely or topical, considering that O is now auditing Java. https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/22/oracle_starts_to_incl... If you're not familiar with O, or wondering why an innocuous statement like the above strikes fear into people, it's not about just licensing Java. It's about their extortionate tactics and how they try to catch you in gray areas due to ambiguous wording in their terms and conditions, and demand…
If you use OracleJDK (which is pretty identical so unless you need support, go with OpenJDK), then you previously had to pay, but Oracle recently made the last version of it free to use. I mean, it really can’t get easier and freer. It is the same model as with Red Hat linux and fedora, hell, it is even more permissive as you can use the latest Red Hat version free of charge until the next one comes around (+1 year)
It's not clear to me, why does the world needs another JDK? What does this offer that currently isn't out there?